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A. L. KERR.

TOY CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, was.

1 ,305,807. Patented June 3, 1919.

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ALVA L. KERR, or MOUNT GILEAD, onro.

TOY CAMERA.

Application filed May 13,1918. Serial No. 234,146.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVA L. KERR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Gilead, in the county of Morrow and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Cameras, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a novel toy camera capable of being'manufactured at an exceedingly low'cost because of its simple construction and to afford much amusement to persons using the same.

Itis alsoan object of the invention to provide the toy with a novelly arranged p1 cture drum whereby a user can ascertaln when the desired picture has been alined with the display opening in the camera before the shutter thereof is opened.

The improvements in the novel details and arrangement of parts of the preferred ems bodiment of my invention will be clear from a careful consideration of the accompanying drawing and the specific description hereinafter contained and offered for the purposes ofillustration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved toy, V

Fig. 2 1s a rear elevation thereof having a art broken away,

ig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail in perspective of the picture carrying drum.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like reference characters Wlll designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the casing of the toy, the same having openings 2, 3 and 4; formed in 1ts opposite ends, it being noted in this connection that the openings 2 and 3 are arranged adjacent each other for a purpose which will be presently apparent. A sleeve is arranged adjacent the opening 4 by flanging the adjacent portion of the camera end or by inserting the same therein, such as conditions or preference may dictate. A. shutter 5 provided with an elongated stem portion 6 is arranged adjacent the end wall of the casing 1 having the opening 4: formed therein, the stem thereof being pivotally connected to said wall as at 7 by passing a rivet or like fastening device therethrough Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1919.

one end of said spring being engaged with an ad acent portion of the casing while the remaining end is engaged with a portion of the elongated stem 6. In this way, it is obvious that the shutter 5 will be normally maintained in closed position, that is, over the opening 4. To permit the operating of the shutter, one end of the stem 6 thereof is extended through an opening formed in an adJacent portion of the side wall of the casing 1. V

Rotatably mounted in the casing 1 is a picture carrying drum 9, the Same being formed from a single strip of sheet metal bent upon itself and provided with offand arranging a coil spring 8 thereabout,

struck spurs 10 whereby the opposite ends thereof can be interengaged as clearly shown in the Fig. 3. A peripherally disposed groove 11 is formed in the drum and receives a circular retaining wire 12 therein,

the opposite ends of said wire passing lateral movement of the same will be'positively prevented and as a consequence, the

display pictures 14 carried on the peripheral surface thereof will be rendered capable of alining with the display opening. 1' atall.

times. Other pictures corresponding to the pictures 14 and indicated by the reference numeral 15 are arranged to one side of the peripheral surface of the picture carrying drum 9 and to one side of the display opening 4, these pictures, however, being arranged in areverse direction to the arrangement of the picture 14.. As a consequence, when one of the pictures let is alined with the display opening, the corresponding picture 15 will be alined with the display opening 2 in the opposite end of the casing 1, thus enabling a user to ascertain when the desired picture is in proper position before he actuates the shutter 55.

To facilitate rotation of the drum 9, one side thereof may be and preferably is roughened as at 16 and is adapted to pass by the opening 3 which as will be noted, is of a 7.

the opening 2, whereupon the corresponding picture will be in a position alining with the opening 4. At this time, the outer end of the stem 6 is moved downwardly thus moving the shutter 5 upwardly from over the opening 4 against the tension of the coilspring 8 and thus displaying the picture. When the stem portion 6 is released, the shutter 5 will be instantly returned to its normal or closed position due to its connection with the spring 8. Obviously, thepicture drum may be rotated to any desired position to cause the alining of the pictures with the openings 2 and 4.

Ifdesired, the pictures can be arranged upon an endless form of web moving over rolls, or other suitable guides arranged in the casing. This however, is clearly within the scope of the invention.

As indicated, I do not wish to be understood as confining the invention to the particular embodiment chosen for illustration herein, nor to the exact constr ction, arrangement and adaption of parts shown and described, but I reserve the right to make any changes and alterations that fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention I claim:

1. In a toy camera, a casing having an opening therein, a rotatable drum supported in the casing provided with a series of pictures movable successively into exposed position behind the opening, a stem pivotally supported in the casing adjacent the opening, and 'ashutter carried by the inner terminal of the stem movable over the opening.

and normallyconcealing the drum, the opposite terminalof thetstem being extended eX- teriorly of the casing to facilitate adjustment of the shutter.

2. In a toy camera, a casing having openings in the opposite ends thereof, and a drum rotatably mounted in the casing having a series of pictures thereon successively movable into'exposed position behind one Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7

of the openings, a portion of the drum lying laterally of the pictures being disposed adjacent the other opening whereby the drum may be adjusted to successively bring the pictures to the position behind the first mentioned opening.

3. In a toy camera, a casing having openings in the opposed portions thereof, a drum rotatably supported in the casing having oppositely arranged circular series of? pictures marked thereon, one series of. pictures being visible through the opening in oneend of the casing and the other series of. pictures being visible through the opening in the other end of the casing.

4. In a toy camera, a casing having openings in opposed portions thereof, and a drum rotatably supported in the casing having oppositely arranged circular series of pictures arranged sidev by side thereon, one

series of pictures being visible through the opening in one portion of the casing andthe other series of pictures being. visible through, the opening in the other portion of the.

casing.

5. In a toy camera, including a. casing having openings formed int-he opposedportions thereof, a druln rotatablyr supported in the casing having a knurled edge. disposed adjacent one ofthe openings tofacilitate operation of the driun, said drum havin 0 ositel arran ed circular series of pictures arranged thereon visible through the opemngs 1n the opposed portions ofthe casmg. V V

6. In a toy camera, a casmg having an exposure opening therein, a drum arranged in said casing behind .theopening and provided with a circumferential groove, and a looped wire secured terminally to the casing and engaging in the groove in the drum to rotatably support the latter.

In testimony whereof, I affiX my signature hereto. 7 V

ALVA L. KERR.

Washington, D. G. i 

